Student Talk

It’s been about 2 months that I’ve been in the working world. I didn’t have an expectation of how it would be, but one thing I’ve learnt to appreciate about working, which is also humbling, is how it made me realise that the knowledge gained in high school and university is not enough. I’ve realized that there are things I don’t know and understand, that there is more to learn through work experience. Work experience helps me to apply my mind and to make sense of things practically and logically, unlike when I used to study certain sections for the sake of passing instead of having an in-depth understanding of the concepts. It is understandable why we study like that, though. I for one can testify to that: when there’s not much time to understand concepts and there is just too much to put up with, even worse – when one is not eventually getting the concept, the next best solution is most probably cramming and moving on. I’m on a 3-month probation period right now as a creditors’ co...